Bringing Employers and Colleges Together
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Bringing Employers
and Colleges
Together
Ayrshire College
Embedded in business community
Ayrshire Economic Partnership
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce
Taste Ayrshire
Community Planning Partnership Boards
Economic Development Boards, eg Team North Ayrshire
Employer Skills Forums
– Hospitality
– Engineering/Aerospace/
Renewables
Working in partnership to grow
Ayrshire’s economy
Right skills at the right time to help grow your company
Involvement in evaluating current provision and determining future curriculum
Industry standard courses delivered in industry relevant environment with world class resources
Apprenticeships and SVQs to develop the workforce
Workforce planning for current & future skills needs
Supporting business start-ups and companies locating to Ayrshire
Access to our technical and human resources
Our offer to employers
Making your business our business
Key employment growth sectors
– Engineering and renewables
– Health and social care
– Hospitality and tourism/Food and drink
– Construction
– Sport and leisure
Ayrshire College Centres of Excellence in
– Engineering and renewables
– Hospitality and tourism
– ICT & Digital Technologies
– Health & Social Care
– Sport & Leisure
College activity reflects industry
sectors critical to Ayrshire
Acting on feedback from engineering businesses
New Mazak Machining Centre for CNC programming – the only college in Scotland with this technology
First provider in Scotland to offer composites training accredited by the National Skills Academy for Process Industries
Leading the way in engineering
Doubling the number of apprenticeships this year
Working with industry leaders in Ayrshire to design course provision
Installing state of the art kitchens and training restaurants
Supporting the hospitality industry
Take part in our evaluation and curriculum planning processes
Offer high quality work placements, volunteering opportunities and project work to our students
Raise awareness of your industry at our careers fairs
Sponsor our curriculum areas by donating equipment, sharing expertise and rewarding student excellence
Help us tackle gender segregation in the workplace by encouraging males and females into non-traditional occupations
Our ask of employers
Make our business your business
Regular networking events with local businesses
Public/private partnerships to maximise impact on our communities
Communicate
Direct recruitment from student cohort
Partner of choice
Collaboration to tackle inequalities – joint posts with Police Scotland and NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Partner of choice
Want to know more?
www.ayrshire.ac.uk
ayrshirecollege
@ayrshirecoll
ayrshire-college